Don't Slow Down

Original and similar lyrics

You might believe, and still you feel the chase has just begun.
That you must reach that horizon before the setting of the sun.
You chase the light in front of you, nightfall close behind.
If you stop to catch your breath, you know what you will find.
Don't slow down don't touch the ground.
You know what you will find.
That old grey man in tattered clothes following behind.
No time to stop, don't go to sleep, prepare to pay the cost.
The hours and minutes are passing by, another day is lost.
Impatience is a virtue, catch me if you can.
The seconds have been ticking by since your life began.

In a momentary lapse of my condition
That sent me tumbling down into a deep despair
Lost and dazed so I had no real recollection
Until the rain cleared the air
When you wake to find that everything has left you
And the clothes you wear belong to someone else
See your shadow chasing off towards the shoreline
Drifting into emptiness
There are bullrushes outside my window
And their leaves whisper words in the wind
Tomorrow I'll walk to the harbour
And catch the first boat that's coming in
Like a child too small to reach the front door handle
Or maybe just too scared to know what I would find
Now I feel I'm strong enough to take the slow ride
Now knowing when I will arrive
I do believe I'm going home
'Cos I don't call this place my home
I'm missing what I had, happy times and sad
More than I ever thought could be

Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh take it take it all away
Ooh ooh ooh ooh - ooh take my breath away - ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh you take my breath away
Look into my eyes and you'll see
I'm the only one
You've captured my love
Stolen my heart
Changed my life
Everytime you make a move
You destroy my mind
And the way you touch
I lose control and shiver deep inside
You take my breath away
You can reduce me to tears
With a single sigh
(Please don't cry anymore)
Every breath that you take
Any sound that you make
Is a whisper in my ear
I could give up all my life for just one kiss
I would surely die
If you dismiss me from your love
You take my breath away
So please don't go
Don't leave me here all by myself
I get ever so lonely from time to time
I will find you
Anywhere you go, I'll be right behind you
Right until the ends of the Earth
I'll get no sleep till I find you to tell you
That you just take my breath away
I will find you
Anywhere you go
Right until the ends of the Earth
I'll get no sleep till I find you to
Tell you when I've found you -
I love you
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath, take my breath
Take my breath away.

He comes in a dream to me, he comes when I'm sleeping
He says why are you troubled, and why are you weeping
In times of trouble, you must know where you stand
In pain and in misery, and misery loves company
No one's around to see you through, and you don't know what to do
When you can't seem to find your ground, and you're head is spinnin'
When you're lost and no one's there to help you, Just Carry On
I'll carry you through these mines and battlefields, I've Got Your Hand
When you're in the trenches and you feel you need some air, Reach Up There
Don't you give up, all you gotta do is call for me, I'll Be Right Here
I don't know where I'm goin', but I still keep on rollin'
Blinded by a false vision, livin' in a contradiction
I've got a visual plan, my dreams are gonna come true
It's always an uphill battle, takin' chances and makin' a gamble
You know he sees everything, he has written the commands
Showing the way to retribution, for you to understand
When you're lost and no one's there to help you, Just Carry On .
Someday you won't feel this pain, and life won't trouble you much
You won't have to run this road again, through these fields of war
You come here once in a lifetime, choosing what is right and wrong
Troubles that are terrorizin' you, one day, one day will soon be gone
And all of your actions they will speak, louder than words
Listen what your heart says and believe, just be who you are
When you're lost, and no one's there to help you, Just Carry On .
Many will come and go who say, that they know the way
They will all pass and you will live, live to see a brighter day
They'll try to tell you that they, they have seen the new light
But my friend, wisdom is wisdom, and right, right will always be right
Soon you will conquer all your fears, and you'll see the light very clear
What is real and false in life, you will see through your eyes
When you're lost, and no one's there to help you, Just Carry On .

Daydreamer
Sitting on the sea
Soaking up the sun
He is a real lover
Of making up the past
And feeling up his girl
Like he's never felt her figure before
A jaw dropper
Looks good when he walks
Is the subject of their talk
He would be hard to chase
But good to catch
And he could change the world
With his hands behind his back, oh
You can find him sittin' on your doorstep
Waiting for a surprise
And he will feel like he's been there for hours
And you can tell that he'll be there for life
Daydreamer
With eyes that make you melt
He lends his coat for shelter
Plus he's there for you
When he shouldn't be
But he stays all the same
Waits for you
Then sees you through
There's no way I
Could describe him
What I'll say is
Just what I'm hoping for
But I will find him sittin' on my doorstep
Waiting for a surprise
And he will feel like he's been there for hours
And I can tell that he'll be there for life
And I can tell that he'll be there for life

watching daybreak, chase shadows from you, as you cling to sleep
there's a moment in my world, when I don't want to breathe
just want to be silently close to you
I see myself as a hand me down, all broken in
I see myself tattered and torn, I can be brand new
when I'm close to you
Don't ever let anyone ever tell me what it is they think I need
Because they've never seen the way you look at me
As if there's something in me that nobody else can see
I keep one hand in the filth of my life, one hand I keep for you
You bring me up, you bring me out, you bring me in
I want to be, I want to be close to you
when I'm close to you
you never see things the way I did
instead I find I ain't satisfied with the man, the man I think I am
anything you want, anything you need
I want to be the one you come to, I want to be the one you run to
I want to be the only one to, I want to be close to you
You've been too far away
[Lyrics to Close to You (new version 1999/2000)]
watching daybreak, chase shadows from you, as you cling to sleep
there's a moment in my world, when I don't want to breathe
just want to be quietly close to you
I keep one hand in the filth of my life, one hand I keep for you
when restless ones tear at my sleeve
you're the comfort I believe in
I want to be, I want to be close to you
I see myself as a hand me down, all broken in
and I see myself, I'm tattered and torn, I can be brand new
when I'm close to you
I never see things the way I did
instead I find I ain't satisfied with this man, the man I think I am
you know it's true
anything you want (yeah), anything you need
I want to be the one you come to, I want to be the one you run to
I want to be the only one too, I want to be close to you